Muslim-Jewish Harmony: A Politically-Contingent Reality
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (i)
- That one’s religious identity is wholly exclusive, whereas this can differ in specific circumstances, especially in cases of forced conversions, inter-religious marriage, or communicatio in sacris—all of which were common in medieval Islamic Iberia.
- (ii)
- That one’s religious association is the primary, most important, and most distinguishable identity marker for an individual—which stands above ethnicity, nationality, tribal association, social class, and other perceivable markers.
- (iii)
- That a binary analysis is possible on its own terms—i.e., one does not need to contextualise further, for example, if Christian interplay was fundamentally significant to the Muslim-Jewish relationship (e.g., in Islamic Iberia), then to what extent is the analysis truly binary?
2. Islamic Iberia
2.1. Samuel ibn Naghrela—A Functional Political Reality
2.2. Joseph ibn Naghrela—Political Disintegration
- ‘Do not consider it a breach of faith to kill them, the breach of faith would be to let them carry on.
- They have violated our covenant with them, so how can you be held guilty against the violators?’
3. Continuation of Political Contingency Post-1948—The Modern Day
3.1. Deadlock—The Military Regime
3.2. The Sahwa—A Religio-Political Rise
4. The Abraham Accords—Present Developments
5. Implications
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ahmed, M.I. Muslim-Jewish Harmony: A Politically-Contingent Reality. Religions 2022, 13, 535. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13060535
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